No. 36/2002

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06.09.2002

SUCCESSFUL ISO-9002 AUDIT OF INTERTANKO OSLO OFFICE

On 3 September 2002 ABS completed its semi-annual audit of the Oslo office and no non-conformities were issued. The INTERTANKO London office was added to the scope of the certification and quality management system and achieved certification in March 2002.... More

06.09.2002

MEDIA AWARENESS COURSE IN HONG KONG 7 NOVEMBER 2002

To safeguard their company’s reputation and relationships with charterers and regulators, shipowners must be able to demonstrate an immediate, effective and professional media response capability world-wide. ... More

‘A CENTURY OF TANKERS’ - HAVE YOU ORDERED YOUR COPY?

‘INTERTANKO has brought some of the best known names of the shipping industry to book in a new spills and thrills history of the tanker trade,’ Tradewinds, February 2002... More

06.09.2002

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY – WASHINGTON TANKER EVENT, 6-9 APRIL 2003

Next year’s Tanker Event and INTERTANKO Annual General Meeting will be held at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington D.C. 6-9 April 2003. Please make sure to mark the dates for the Washington Tanker Event 2003 in your diary.... More

ITOPF, OCIMF and INTERTANKO will be holding a series of meetings in Hong Kong, China in November and will take the opportunity to jointly organise a one-day seminar which will feature speakers and presentations from the associations involved as well as specialists within their fields.... More

06.09.2002

AUSTRALIAN MARITIME SAFETY AUTHORITY HAS REVISED CHEMPLAN

AMSA has revised the National Marine Chemical Spill Contingency Plan, known as the Chemplan, which sets out in detail responses required in the event of a chemical spill in the marine environment.... More

06.09.2002

15TH MEETING OF INTERTANKO’S ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE

INTERTANKO’s Environmental Committee will meet in London on Tuesday 17 September, to discuss i.a. emission trading, regulatory and technical developments on anti-fouling paints and critical developments in the IMO ballast water debate.... More

06.09.2002

SINGAPORE PILOTAGE EXEMPTION COURSES FOR SHIPMASTERS

Pilotage exemption will continue to be granted to the shipmasters of certain vessels only if they successfully complete the Singapore Pilotage Exemption Course conducted at the Integrated Simulation Centre (ISC). ... More

06.09.2002

LIBERIA’S RATIFICATION OF MARPOL ANNEX VI WELCOMED BY INTERTANKO

INTERTANKO very much welcomed the news this week that Liberia has ratified Annex VI to the MARPOL Convention, which is a significant step forward for this most important piece of international legislation. The Liberian Register is to be congratulated for again demonstrating its responsible leadership in such matters.... More

06.09.2002

LIBERIA’S RATIFICATION OF MARPOL ANNEX VI WELCOMED BY INTERTANKO

INTERTANKO very much welcomed the news this week that Liberia has ratified Annex VI to the MARPOL Convention. Non-ratification of this Annex within the time frame agreed could have a number of serious consequences.... More

06.09.2002

USCG POLICY ON ECDIS UNTIL FEDERAL REGULATIONS ARE ALIGNED WITH SOLAS

The Coast Guard has issued a statement regarding the policy that applies until the Coast Guard aligns its regulations with the amendments to SOLAS chapter V.... More